ArticleInternational ophthalmology2020
Diurnal fluctuations of macular vessel density in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and healthy subjects.
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- The characteristics of fundus microvascular alterations in the course of glaucoma: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Review
- Changes in Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Indexes Over 24 Hours.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2022Article
- Magnitude of Diurnal Change in Retinal Vessel Density: Comparison Between Exfoliative Glaucoma and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.Beyoglu eye journal · 2021Article
- The impact of intraocular pressure on optical coherence tomography angiography: A review of current evidence.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyReview
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purposeTo investigate the diurnal fluctuations of macular vessel density (VD) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and healthy subjects using optical coherence tomography angiography.
methodsA total of 22 POAG eyes and 15 healthy eyes were included in this study. Macular VD, intraocular pressure, and blood pressure were repeatedly measured from 8 AM to 8 PM at a 2-h interval on a single day.
main outcome measuresthe macular VD measurements, their diurnal fluctuations, including the difference between their maximal and minimal value (max-min) and their coefficient of variation (CV) in superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP). The mixed-effects model was performed to compare the fluctuations between groups.
resultsAfter adjusted age, the diurnal fluctuations of macular VD in SCP and DCP were significantly higher in POAG eyes compared with healthy subjects (max-min: 6.65 ± 3.54%, 3.92 ± 3.63%, respectively; p = 0.037 and CV: 0.06 ± 0.03, 0.04 ± 0.03, respectively; p = 0.003). The fovea VD in DCP of POAG eyes was higher than in healthy subjects (31.52 ± 4.68% and 25.71 ± 3.70%, p = 0.009). However, there was no significant difference between the fovea VD in SCP in two groups (20.97 ± 4.75% and 19.29 ± 4.35%, p = 0.670). The diurnal macular superficial VD measured in most of the participants was lower in the morning.
conclusionsWhether it is a max-min or a CV assessment method, the POAG eyes had more significant diurnal fluctuations of macular VD than healthy controls, suggesting impaired vascular autoregulation in POAG eyes.
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